PMLL Episode 0035 Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building

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Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Topic: "Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building"
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Timothy D. Bidlack Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) Manager, First Vice President- The Bank of New York Mellon
Date: 15May2008
Podcast number: 0035
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Notes from the call:

Goal of PM Community Building:
* Set the Agenda for Project Management
* Increase Project Management Professionalism
* Bridge the gaps between various Project Management communities
* Gain consensus on Project Management practices

The Business Case…
* Fostering a work environment to attract and retain quality project managers
* Ensuring IT has the right numbers of skilled project managers to support business partners
* Minimizing execution risk associated with IT projects

7 Key Success Factors:

1. Link to Business Strategy
2. Obtain Buy-in ensure Sponsorship
3. Keep focused on this that matter
4. Have a Quick wins strategy, Demonstrate value
5. Consider your organizations culture
6. Marketing and communications is important
7. Stay the course. Treat community building as an ongoing campaign

Bio: Timothy Bidlack:

As Manager of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) for The Bank of New York Mellon, Tim Bidlack is responsible for the oversight of major projects across the organization. In this role, he oversees a group of senior project manager responsible for objective project oversight as well as the project management tool team. Mr. Bidlack is a member of the Technology Operating Committee.

Mr. Bidlack joined Mellon Financial Corporation in May, 1998. Since then he has held the positions of Project Manager, Program Manager, and Project Office Manager. Prior to joining Mellon, Mr. Bidlack held business and operation positions in the Airline Industry including experience in Yield Management.

A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Bidlack received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Colorado Technical University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute). Mr. Bidlack is also a decorated United States Army Veteran.

Mr. Bidlack is active with a number of community and industry organizations and is a local and national speaker on project management topics. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Project Management Institute having served on the Education Committee.

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PM Lessons Learned Best Practices Call Thursday May 15, 2008

NOTE: THE RECORDING OF THIS CALL IS NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO VIA PHONE (See info on left of website). We will be posting it as a podcast soon.


What: PM Lessons Learned Best Practice conference call
Topic: "Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building"
Who: Timothy D. Bidlack Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) Manager, First Vice President- The Bank of New York Mellon
When: May 15, 2008 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#

Our calls are open to anyone with interest.


Timothy Bidlack:
As Manager of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) for The Bank of New York Mellon, Tim Bidlack is responsible for the oversight of major projects across the organization. In this role, he oversees a group of senior project manager responsible for objective project oversight as well as the project management tool team. Mr. Bidlack is a member of the Technology Operating Committee.

Mr. Bidlack joined Mellon Financial Corporation in May, 1998. Since then he has held the positions of Project Manager, Program Manager, and Project Office Manager. Prior to joining Mellon, Mr. Bidlack held business and operation positions in the Airline Industry including experience in Yield Management.

A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Bidlack received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Colorado Technical University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute). Mr. Bidlack is also a decorated United States Army Veteran.

Mr. Bidlack is active with a number of community and industry organizations and is a local and national speaker on project management topics. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Project Management Institute having served on the Education Committee.

FREE PM JOB SHOP call May 8, 2008

Facts:

Who: PMs and people with PM job openingsWhat: PM Job Shop call:
connecting PMs to People with PM jobs
When: Thursday May 8, 2008 9pm (US Eastern time)
Where: Free* Conf call (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#
How: You can subscribe to our additional FREE email list just for PM
JOB SHOP by following this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMJOBSHOP

(*=long distance charges may apply, check with your carrier)

Dear Project Manager,

Are you looking for your next assignment, better paid projects?

Yes you are! I know many of you wondering how long this recession will
last and how it affects your near future. There are a growing number
of people whom I have in the networking groups, who are getting
nervous thinking when their project will be gone!!!

I think we can help each other! " PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM" and
PMJOBSHOP.COM are both career networking groups whose has a common
goal which is to empower PMs, and people studying to be PMs.

PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM is a group that strives to promote and support
project mangers to Increase their PM Knowledge, Build Business
Relationships and Gain Professional Support

PMJOBSHOP.COM is a group that shares Project Management JOB OPENINGS
with Project Managers when they're looking for work.

What we need from you is your participation and your ideas to make PM
JOBSHOP conference call better and valuable to you. We need to hear
from you about your needs, here are some suggested topics, we need
more from you:

* Interview with Recruiters – market trends, open jobs, help PM
jobseekers
* Questions typically asked by Recruiters and how to handle them
* Discussion on selected PMP topics to help you
* Would you like to role play an Interview with Actual Recruiter?
* Help you prepare Elevator speeches
* Help with Identifications of skill sets in demand and Trends in
the Industry.
* Help with negotiating your next job and or salary
* Summary Letters
* Etc

What we can do for you is provide you with search for your next job or
current search, help you with resume, handling interview questions,
Negotiating Job and or Salary among others.

Your ideas are welcome to develop this forum that delivers value to you

I would like to invite you to join our FREE project management
networking group to connect with enthusiastic project mangers and PM
Recruiters.

Just join our group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMJOBSHOP and you can
begin searching for your next open project management position
immediately.

PMlessonsLearned.com was started by a group of project managers. The
goal of this group is to empower and support Project Managers, and
people who are studying to be Project managers. For more information,
visit our website at http://www.pmlessonslearned.com

It's that really that simple!

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PMLL Episode 0034 Scope Management (PMlessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PMP Exam Study Group
Presentation Title: Scope Management
PM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMP
PMP Study Group Host: David Radkovich, PMP.
Date: 01May2008
Podcast number: 0034
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If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:
The file of the presentation is stored in the files/materials for conference calls area of our FREE yahoo group (FREE yahoo group membership required). Login to the Yahoo group, then follow the links on the left side of our website at PMlessonsLearned.com


Other Notes:

Project Management Cruises!

Note: Members of PMlessonsLearned.com are going on the Seminar At Sea cruise to Bermuda!

• Southern New England Chapter - Aug. 2008 - New York to Nova Scotia (http://www.snec-pmi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=10&id=77&Itemid=123)

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.